The three-piece evaluation of autumn and winter moisturizing allows you to plant grass and protect against lightning in one step.
Our hands, mouth, and whole body are dry to the point of chapping and peeling, and we are sending you a distress signal anytime and anywhere, and we can't leave behind in moisturizing work for a day.
To achieve the ideal moisturizing effect, the daily amount and frequency of use of corresponding skin care products must not be less, so the consumption of these skin care products is quite amazing, body lotion, hand cream, lip balm are about to become "hard currency".
In order to allow everyone to solve the problem of purchasing moisturizing products quickly, ruthlessly and accurately, Consumer Reports has gathered the evaluation of three types of products: body lotion, hand cream, and lip balm in recent times.
Body milk
The body lotion reviewed included 16 products:
Consumer reports tested 16 body lotions for formaldehyde, heavy metals (arsenic, chromium, nickel) and other risk substances, and the results showed that 2 models of Victoria's Secret and Lubriderm contained formaldehyde, and 6 body lotions, including Vaseline, Lubriderm, Elizabeth Arden, ALPHA, Victoria's Secret, and Beauty Buffet, detected one or two of the three types of heavy metals of arsenic, chromium, and nickel. Victoria's Secret has added the flavor lily of the valley, which is banned in the European Union.
Although the levels of risk substances detected in the above 7 products are all within the range of the requirements of the mainland standard or are at trace levels, normal use should not cause health problems. However, in line with the principle of selecting the best of the best, this consumer report still recommends a body lotion that does not contain these risk substances.
After passing the risk substance test, it is up to you to see which moisturizer is the most effective. After the participation of 21 volunteers from all over the country, the feedback results showed that the moisturizing effect of L'Occitane and AHAVA was relatively better, and the comprehensive trial evaluation of texture, skin feel, smell, irritation and other items was also high.
L'Occitane - before use, L'Occitane - after one week of use
AHAVA - Before use, AHAVA - After one week of use
In addition, among the 16 body lotion samples, many products were added with acids, which can help remove dead keratin, but they are usually irritated, and consumers with sensitive skin or thin stratum corneum should use with caution.
After trying out the acid body lotion for a period of time, most of the volunteers with chicken skin said that the effect of removing chicken skin was not obvious and they might need to use it for a longer time, but a few volunteers reported that it had a certain effect.
Although everyone also has a good impression of AHAVA in terms of moisturizing, skin feel and smell, AHAVA contains lily of the valley, a fragrance banned by the European Union, which has become a deduction.
In the end, Consumer Reports recommended L'Occitane and Rocking Zoo, which were the top two in terms of safety and features.
Hand cream
A total of 12 hand creams were evaluated:
Formaldehyde, paraben preservative, methylisothiazolinone three types of risk substance test results: Mentholatum, Megazin, Runkelin 3 products used paraben preservatives. Among them, Mentholatum detected hydroxybutyl ester, which is a high-risk paraben preservative.
In the evaluation of moisturizing performance, 20 volunteers used a moisture tester to monitor the moisture changes of the skin on the same part of the hand before and after using the hand cream in time to judge the moisturizing ability of the corresponding product. The results showed that the skin moisture of Runkelin Beauty Hand Cream (Nourishing Type) rose the highest and decreased the least after application, and the moisturizing ability was more prominent, while the water loss of Mentholatum and primary products was higher 1 hour after applying hand cream.
Through this test, we found that although the hand cream has a certain moisturizing effect, the moisturizing effect will gradually deteriorate over time, so it needs to be reapplied every one or two hours.
As for the evaluation of fragrance, many products are polarized, such as the unique Irene, some people think that its smell is strong, "choking" and "greasy", while some people like this taste; Runpei's woody fragrance, some people like to think it smells very durable, but some people can't stand this "herb-like smell"; Annoya's fragrance is also a little niche, and everyone has mixed reviews of it.
In fact, in the subjective trial of hand cream, the smell is greatly affected by personal subjective preference, the honey of A and the arsenic of B, the above evaluation is for your reference only.
Combined with safety and efficacy, the top 4 products in the final comprehensive ranking performed well, namely Zhiben, Youyou, Vaseline, and Runkelin.
Lip balm
As a "person who will die without tearing his mouth", in order to quit the bad Xi of violently tearing his mouth, he still relies on lip balm in winter.
Dry climate, ultraviolet rays and other external stimuli will cause damage to the lip skin, the lips do not have sebaceous glands, sweat glands, can not moisturize the lips, plus the stratum corneum of the lips is very thin, the ability to prevent water evaporation is not very good, so the lips in autumn and winter are dry on dry. The moisture from frequent licking of the lips will evaporate, and at the same time, it will take away the already scarce moisture of the lips, making the lips even drier.
All of the above are important reasons for the development of dead skin on the lips. The rough and upturned skin of the mouth makes obsessive-compulsive disorder unbearable, so "tearing the skin of the mouth is cool for a while, and tearing the skin of the mouth is always cool".
However, forcibly tearing off the skin of the mouth will only form more scabs, resulting in bleeding, infection, and wounds that make it difficult for the lips to heal. Lip lines can also become deeper and deeper, and even cause cheilitis.
As a result, consumer reports recommend using lip balm to soften keratin instead of violent tearing. According to feedback from consumer reports volunteers, Wing had the most effective exfoliation, followed by Elizabeth Arden and Nivea.
Based on the 5 dimensions of texture, smell, stickiness, moisturizing, and exfoliating effect, Elizabeth Arden and Nivea have the best evaluations.
Some really practical tips
1. The chief of the elimination road learned a little skill for the use of body lotion in the "Internet University", especially in the south where there is no heating, and it is as cold as indoor and outdoor! The bath is a combat bath, and after taking a bath, you have to apply body lotion against the cold.
At this time, you need a small artifact to apply body lotion, which is this thing, which comes from the real shot of the elimination path.
The gloves look like a bath but in fact they are not, it can quickly spread the body lotion evenly, and the whole body can be applied in a few seconds. However, it will be slightly depleted to the body lotion, but it is within the acceptable range.
2. Hand cream at night to make a hand mask, more effective than the day, thick application of hand cream and then wear disposable gloves to sleep overnight, a few times down the tender hand effect is good.
3. If you have a lot of dead skin or dry skin, you can apply lip balm overnight, and you can easily rub off the dead skin when you brush your teeth the next morning, and you will never tear the dead skin on your mouth until it bleeds.
In order to avoid the additional risk of long-term swallowing, try not to lick your lips after applying lip balm, and remember to wipe off the lip balm on your mouth before eating and after getting up.